Eureka: Gastrointestinal Medicine Eureka Series

Eureka ? an innovative series for students that fully integrates core science, clinical medicine and surgery. With its engaging and authoritative text, featuring insightful clinical cases, graphic narratives, SBAs and a wealth of other learning tools, Eureka has everything students need to succeed in medicine and pass their exams.

Series features across titles:

• Engaging clinical cases show how skilled clinician would work through a presentation, and put diseases and biomedical principles into patient context
• Innovative graphic narratives bring clinical cases to life, show how to approach difficult scenarios and convey the experience of being a patient
• Starter questions - stimulating answers to intriguing questions make learning fun
• Boxes highlight tips, tricks and key learning points

Gastrointestinal Medicine

• First principles chapter clearly explains the key concepts, processes and structures of the gastrointestinal system
• Clinical essentials chapter provides an overview of the symptoms and signs of gastrointestinal disease, relevant history and examination techniques, investigations and management options
• Disease-based chapters give concise descriptions of all major disorders, e.g. gastritis, coeliac disease and irritable bowel syndrome, each chapter introduced by engaging clinical cases that feature unique graphic narratives
• Emergencies chapter covers the principles of immediate care in situations, such as gastrointestinal bleeding and acute abdominal pain
• Integrated care chapter discusses strategies for the management of chronic conditions across primary and other care settings
• Self-Assessment ? 80 multiple choice questions clinical SBAs

Ch01 First principles
Ch02 Clinical essentials
Ch03 Oesophageal disorders
Ch04 Gastric disease
Ch05 Small intestine and malabsorption
Ch06 Colorectal disorders
Ch07 Liver disease
Ch08 Pancreatic disease
Ch09 Biliary tract disease
Ch10 Emergencies
Ch11 Integrated care
Ch12 Self-assessment

Rachel Shakespeare
Jeff Turner
John Green
Cardiff University School of Medicine, UK